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‘Space particle’ slams into Spain’s new communications satellite high above Earth
By Josh Dinner published
Spain's latest military communications satellite suffered a debris impact while headed to its orbital destination. The extent of the damage is still unknown.

SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2026 on new Falcon 9 rocket (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.

The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites
By Sven Bilén published
But as more and more satellites are launched into LEO...the region's getting a bit crowded.

SpaceX launches Italian Earth-observing satellite to orbit on the 1st mission of 2026 (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched the first mission of 2026 tonight (Jan. 2), sending an Italian Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

SpaceX lowering orbits of 4,400 Starlink satellites for safety's sake
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX will soon lower the orbits of about 4,400 Starlink satellites, to decrease the threat they pose to other spacecraft and reduce space traffic overall.

SpaceX shatters its rocket launch record yet again — 165 orbital flights in 2025
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX just set a new annual-launch record for the sixth year in a row, and the numbers are getting pretty silly.

12 times rockets and spacecraft crashed and burned in 2025
By Mike Wall published
We saw quite a few milestones notched in the final frontier this year. But there were a number of failures as well, some of them quite dramatic.

Doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite photographed from orbit
By Mike Wall published
We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite that recently suffered an anomaly in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3 spacecraft.
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